Legion (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Legion
Type = studio
Artist = Deicide


Released = June 9, 1992
Recorded = 1992
Genre = Death metal
Length = 28:55
Label = Roadrunner Records
Producer = Deicide
Scott Burns
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:frz8b5c4tsqh~T1 link]
Last album = "Deicide"
(1990)
This album = "Legion"
(1992)
Next album = "Once Upon the Cross
(1995)

"Legion" is the second full length album by the American death metal band Deicide. It was released by Roadrunner Records in 1992.

"Legion" is more musically ambitious than most of Deicide's other albums, incorporating more technical riffing and song structures. The album remains a seminal fan favorite and is widely regarded as the best album Deicide has ever produced. However, the band consider this album as their most difficult and claim it is too chaotic but when the Hoffman brothers quit the band, Eric Hoffman stated it is simply because Glen Benton refused to play longer sets and could not do technical riffing on his bass. Despite the praise that Legion receives from the Deicide fanbase, "Dead But Dreaming" is the only track of this album that remained in their live set. Unlike Deicide's first album, this release did not use any kind of studio manipulation on Glen Benton's vocals.

The first track, "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon", features a backward message. At about twenty seconds, a voice can be heard saying "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon."

Comments on the album

In an October 2007 interview, Evile frontman Matt Drake described "Legion" as "just awesome".cite web|title=“Armoured Assault” - Evile frontman Matt Drake hails gargantuan Thrash masterpiece "Enter the Grave"|author=Morgan, Anthony|publisher=Lucem Fero|date=2007-10|url=http://www.lucemfero.com/evile102007.php|accessdate=2008-05-03]

"For Legion, I was too busy worrying about how we were going to get a second album out to really think about what it meant, i was just trying to stay in the music business and stay brutal."- Steve Asheim [ [http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/interview.php?interview_id=380 Deicide interview (06/2006) - Metal Storm ] ] .

Reviews

"Legion" is in general a good album" "songs are well executed and with complex musical writing"- The Metal Storm [ [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=558&band_id=84&bandname=Deicide Deicide - Legion - Metal Storm ] ]

Allmusic's Vincent Jeffries stated that; “Legion stands out as a musically complex but familiar offering from the band. Live favorite "Trifixion" is indeed one of the better cuts from the release, but it's easier to consider this disc (and most records like it) as a whole. Deicide's compositions and performances are solid and serious throughout” “newer death metal fans will do well to start off their collection with Legion.”cite web| title = Allmusic Review - "Legion"|author = Jeffries, Vincent|publisher = Allmusic|url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:frz8b5c4tsqh~T1|accessdate = 2008-05-03 ]

Track listing

# "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon" – 4:26
# "Dead But Dreaming" – 3:13
# "Repent to Die" – 3:59
# "Trifixion" – 2:57
# "Behead the Prophet (No Lord Shall Live)" – 3:44
# "Holy Deception" – 3:19
# "In Hell I Burn" – 4:36
# "Revocate the Agitator" – 2:47

Credits

*Glen Benton - Bass, Vocals
*Brian Hoffman - Guitar
*Eric Hoffman - Guitar
*Steve Asheim - Drums

References